Table 1 Baseline demographic and descriptive details of participants

Gender

Male: 19

N = 7

N = 12

Female: 10

N = 5

N = 5

p = 0 .50

Age (mean ± SD in years)

29.52 ± 8.17

31.33 ± 7.85

28.24 ± 8.38

p = 0.32

Ethnicity*

Black African: 23

N = 12

N = 11

Coloured/Mixed race: 6

N = 0

N = 6

p = 0.03

Education (mean ± SD in years)

9.38 ± 2.27

9.25 ± 2.18

10.06 ± 2.82

p = 0.41

Employment

Yes: 16

N = 6

N = 10

No: 13

N = 6

N = 7

p = 0.64

Annual income (mean ± SD)

$26190 ± 14483

30625 ± 14253

23462 ± 4489

p = 0.28

AIS

Minor: 9

N = 5

N = 4

Moderate: 11

N = 3

N = 8

Serious: 8

N = 4

N = 4

p = 0.86

Trauma types

Assault (physical/sexual): 20

N = 10

N = 10

Other (mva/witnessing event): 9

N = 2

N = 7

p = 0.15